I believe that children are our future/teach them well and let them lead the way.
So sang a pre-Bobby Brown Whitney Houston, and it's a sentiment that many agree with.
National Youth Week celebrates Australian youths and provides teens with drug and alcohol free activities.
Youth Week 2011 will take place from 1 – 10 April and the slogan is 'Own It'. Youth friendly events will take place throughout the city and give people aged 12 to 25 a platform to express themselves.
Local councils are responsible for providing a program of activities for residents. The choices are wide and varied – educational seminars like writer's corner and sports workshops, fun events like movie nights, games nights and trivia sessions, sustainability practices like clothing swap parties and under aged dances are just a few examples. You can search a complete list of events on the
Youth Week NSW website.
Wheelie Bins is a unique new addition to the Youth Week line up. The Wheelie Bin Beat Box is a portable, solar powered amplification unit that travels across western Sydney throughout the week. Amateur musicians can use the Beat Box to perform instrumentals, DJ sets, beat boxing, rap or song. You can book yourself a thirty minute set through the Youth Week
website.
The penultimate Youth Week event is Youth Rock, a local band competition whose previous winners include silverchair and Alex Lloyd. The heats begin on Wednesday 6 April and the finals take place on Sunday 10 April at
Sutherland Entertainment Centre (
30 Eton Street).
